by Ignacio Rivoira
2º Bachillerato
Saturday, 26 November 2011
Friday, 25 November 2011
The Roller Coaster Story,http://www.scribd.com/doc/69842805/The-Roller-Coaster-Story-by-Antonio
by Antonio Álvarez García
3º ESO
by Antonio Álvarez García
3º ESO
Monday, 31 October 2011
Garth
NIX, (2000), The Seventh Tower The Fall, Scholastic
Inc.
Pablo Manning Sánchez, 2º ESO A
I found it particularly interesting when he ventures with
mina to retrieve two sunstones because they face terrifying creatures, fierce
weather and hardship.
I would recommend this
book to 10-13 year olds.
Wednesday, 26 October 2011
WELLS H.G. (2008) The invisible man. Penguin Classics
Pablo Fernández Jover, 2º Bachillerato EFL
A mysterious stranger
arrives in a small village (Iping) wearing a long thick coat, gloves and a
wide-brimmed hat. His face is hidden entirely by bandages, and dark glasses
hide his eyes. The stranger demands to be left alone, and spend most of his
time in his room. Meanwhile a series of mysterious burglaries occur in the
village, in which the victims fail to see the thief. But when the villagers
discover the stranger's terrible secret they realize they are in danger.
Possibly, the part of the
book I liked the most is when Griffin is wounded. This part shows that everyone
has feelings, it doesn't matter if the person is a murderer, a kidnapper or an innkeeper.
The invisible man is a murderer, but in this chapter, we see how tough his life
is, and why he's killing people. And this makes me think about people who kill,
such as terrorists, and that they might kill because they have had a tough
childhood or they are still having a hard life. However, I don't think it is a
good enough reason to defend the act of killing.
I would recommend this book
to people of fifteen and over.
LEROUX, Gaston, The Phantom of the Opera, abridged edition, Mass Market Paperback
Sergio G. Sánchez, 2º Bachillerato EFL
The story is
about a man, Erik, whose face is deformed, and who lives under the stage of a
famous theatre in Paris. He is in love with a singer, Christine Daaé. But she
is engaged to Raoul de Chagny. The phantom invites her to visit his house and
the secret catacombs of the theatre. After that, the main character shows her
his deformed face, she screams of terror, so the phantom locks her and only lets
her go when she promises to come again to visit him.
When she is
safe, she discovers that the phantom is the person responsible for murders and
accidents. She marries Raoul de Chagny in secret and tries to leave Paris, but
...
I think that
all the classic novels are really good, but some of them could be boring. In
this case (the adaptation) is never boring, it is as if the phantom is going to
catch you when you are reading. The novel is a mix of mystery, terror, action
and love, a book to have a great time. I recommend this novel for everybody who
wants to have a good time with a book. The society of Paris in the 19th century
is represented very well The vocabulary is easy to understand. Enjoy!
COLLINS, Wilkie, The Woman in
White, Penguin Readers, C1
Toni Munar
Frau. 2º Bachillerato EFL
The Woman in White is a mystery novel. It’s about a woman, Laura,
who falls in love with her new teacher, but she has to marry Sir Percival, a
wicked man interested in her money. The teacher goes to America to forget
Laura. One day, a woman dressed up in white clothes appears and warns Laura not
to marry Sir Percival. But in the end, they marry, and all Sir Percival wants
is Laura to sign an arrangement to give him all her money if she dies; he wants
the money because he has a secret. The woman in white knew the secret, so Sir
Percival put her in an asylum some years before pretending she was mad, but she
escaped. When the teacher gets back from America, he starts investigating Sir Percival’s
secret by meeting the woman in white and her mother. What he finds out is…
The story
takes place in the 1850’s. Then, the men were “more important than women”.
Laura falls in love with Mr. Hartright, her teacher, and he loves her too.
However, she promised her father she was going to marry Sir Percival, who
seemed a good man and was a baronet. So, although she didn’t like Sir Percival
and she felt something strange in him, she decided to marry him. This situation
was really common in those times: women had to marry men who their parents
chose and the weddings were arrangements between families to elevate their
social status. Laura is living a life she doesn’t want, but she prefers it
rather than opposing to her father’s decision.
GOLDING, William, Lord of the Flies (1954) Faber & Faber.
Mauricio A. García
Blanco, 2º Bachillerato EFL
A small group of boys try to survive in an island after the plane that
carried them crashed. The boys are left by themselves, with no adults, and they
are unaware of the tremendous difficulties that they will have to go through.
My favourite part was when
Piggy was not allowed to be a hunter and he was in charge of the smallest boys.
I really liked it because we can see how happy Piggy was telling the kids what
to do.
I will recommend this book to older
teenagers and adults because it has some extra elements that you will only understand completely if you are a bit more mature.
Tuesday, 25 October 2011
CASSIDY, Cathy (2006) Scarlett, Puffin
Fatima Ahmed Martinez, 2º ESO A
Scarlett is in trouble again! She’s just
twelve, but since her parents split up, she has become wild. She’s gotten
herself kicked out of five schools in two years. With her tomato ketchup
coloured dyed hair, pierced tongue and terrible attitude, her mum’s had it up
to here with her, so she sends Scarlett to her dad’s.
The thing is, Scarlett’s dad doesn’t
live in England, he moved to Ireland with his new wife and her daughter. Not
only does she go to Ireland, but also finds her dad’s new wife eight months
pregnant. Scarlett is determined not to like it in Connemara, but a handsome,
mysterious, 14 year old boy named Kian that rides a beautiful black horse named
Midnight help Scarlett to see her life another way. When her new little sister
is finally born, she becomes very happy, but it wasn’t easy saying goodbye to
Kian. Scarlett returns to her mum and visits her dad every holiday. She and her
mum do still have fights but they’re working on it. Every day whilst living in
London, she hopes to see Kian again, some day
The part of the story I found most interesting was when Scarlett and Kian meet because that’s when they’re lives change around and also when everything starts.
I would recommend this book to girls aged 12-15.
Saturday, 22 October 2011
A Day at the Market
Poem
By Celia Rodriguez Martinez, 3º ESO
By Celia Rodriguez Martinez, 3º ESO
I went to the market to stock up on veg,
As I noticed there were no tomatoes on my shelf.
The lady who sold them had golden curls
But she ran like the wind as I approached.
I asked the man to give me a fruit
But he was a rock and wouldn’t give me a grub.
I saw three poppies as red as blood,
And these dressy daffodils and pretty petunias too.
The sound of the rain was music to my ears,
As I heard the pitter patter near.
But life is a constant battle,
That’s how much it sucks,
As I’m staring here as the flowers get soaked.
Sunday, 31 July 2011
Derek LANDY (2010), Skulduggery Pleasant, Mortal Coil, HarperCollins
By Inés Pineda, 2º ESO A
Skullduggery Pleasant, the only living skeleton and on top of that detective the world had ever come by, has had his assistant and best friend Valkyrie by his side for nearly three years now, but it seems she is keeping secrets from him and others... Where does she disappear to? Why does she always flinch when the name of the dark sorceress Darquess is mentioned?
Mortal Coil tells the story of a magical world kept secret from mortals, but how can it be kept secret with all these mishaps occurring?
Possibly, one of my favourite series. For me, it has the best combination of themes a book could have: FANTASTIC humour (Landy is definitely a master of humour) action, mystery and fantasy/sci-fi.
The thing I love the most is Valkyrie and Skullduggery’s relationship. I don’t think two best friends could possibly be better matched. Two characters with such amazing attitudes paired together as detective-partners in crime. Valkyries stubbornness makes a perfect combination with Skullduggery’s easy-going character and “cleverness”; their moods always contrast perfectly.
Another good point: the book is completely credible! It leaves no loose threads, and yes, the book’s contents includes a living skeleton who struts around making jokes and solving mysteries with the aid of magic and his 15 year-old partner in crime, but it’s written like it could really happen... it’s so easy to immerse yourself in this story!
Susie HODGE (2009), How to Survive Modern Art, Tate Publishing,
By Camilo Cañaveral Alzate, 2º ESO A
This magnificent art book introduces the whole history of modern art. It explains the topic using a simple, neat and clear presentation. Every artistic movement section in the book includes illustrations of masterpieces of that epoch/period (all pictures have a text which describe the image shown).
Two important artists which the book presents are Frida Kahlo and Tamara de Lempicka.
Frida Kahlo: The book describes her as an artist who does not fit in just one category but in many. She is now considered as one of the most significant artists of the 20th century. Many of her paintings are self-portraits (of her 143 paintings, 55 are self-portraits), that express her pain and self-image. She had a very complicated life and showed her feelings in canvases.
Tamara Lempicka: She was the most famous Art Deco painter of her time. She was influenced by Picasso, Braque and Gris. Her work was known as 'soft cubism'. She used elegant, precise and clean colours. She moved to America in 1939.
One of my favorite parts of the book is a section called: YBAs (Brit Art). I like it because it’s shocking and full of meaning. An example is The Physical Impossibility of Death in the Mind of Someone Living (1991), made of glass, steel, silicon, formaldehyde solution and shark. It is one of Damien Hirst’s most famous works: a 14-foot long dead shark in a glass tank. It offended a lot of people, but he said that it was to make viewers consider death when they wouldn’t normally. We don’t usually come face-to-face with dead things and all living things ultimately die.
I would recommend this fantastic modern art guide to teenagers and adults who usually look at art and say 'What the hell is this! Do people call this art?’
Philip Pullman, Northern Lights
By Daniel Gallego, 2º ESO A
In a universe where humans have daemons and the north is ruled by witches and armoured bears, Lyra, a young girl half wild half normal, will go on a journey which will have enormous consequences not only on her universe but in all the other universes.
Lyra lives in Jordan College (Oxford) surrounded by scholars. One day when her uncle, Lord Asriel, visits the College she sees the master of the College trying to poison her uncle so she stops her uncle from drinking his poisoned glass of wine. Soon after she meets Mrs Coulter, a smart young woman who takes Lyra in with a lot of kindness but Lyra soon realises that Mrs Coulter isn’t all she seems and leaves her and heads to the North where she meets Iorek Byrmisson, an Armoured Bear (Panserjebonne) and ...
I think this book is very good as it captures the attention of the reader because it’s full of adventure and deception. It is mostly centred in the feelings and doings of Lyra. It’s one of those books you can’t put down until you finish it.
HOPKINS Cathy (2006), Mates, Dates & Sizzling Summer, Piccadilly PressBy Oliva Barrio, 2º ESO A
This book is about a girl called TJ. Last year she had a relationship with a boy called Luke but he cheated on her, so they stopped seeing each other. This year TJ meet Ollie, a handsome and hot boy, but she still feels something for Luke. Throughout the book she finds a lot of sub-personalities inside her, and so does Ollie. But her dad had a stroke, he was in a real bad condition and she felt so sad. But at the end, her dad gets much better and he goes back home. She also has to choose between Ollie and Luke and she chooses...
My favourite part was at the beginning, when TJ’s friends made her wear a supper mega modern top, really tight, with a mini skirt. It’s one of the funniest parts, because it mentions that everyone in the street was looking at her and she felt so embarrassed, apart from not being herself (she had never dressed like that before).
I would recommend this book to an age group between 13 and 14 year olds. I give it 3 stars.
This book has been recommended before (see March posts)
David ALMOND, Skellig (2009 Hodder)
By Alejandro Villar Pardo, 2º ESO A
Skellig starts with Michael’s family moving to Falconer Road. The house is a mess and needs lots of work done on it, the garage is a whole other story; it’s dusty, there are cobwebs, flies and an angel inside. All of this is shadowed by the premature birth of Michael’s sister. She has a heart problem and her fate is one with Skellig’s. Michaels’s mum only has a minor change at the end. At the beginning all she’d do is sit by the new born waiting for it to get better, completely neglecting Michael. When at the end Joy, the baby, got better, Michael’s mum realised she’d been neglecting him.
Skellig is a weak angel in Michael’s garage, his only hope of survival is that Michael gets enough 27 and 53 from the Chinese takeout. The more energetic and cured he felt the nicer and more talkative he became. His purpose in this book seemed to be to cure Joy and bring Michael and Mina closer together.
My favourite scene is when Skellig is fully recovered and is about to leave and they formed a circle and held each other’s hands, they began to rise and spin, they felt free and happy. That experience, as wonderful as it was, was short. They let go and had a heart-warming talk. Skellig flew into the night sky leaving only his memories as evidence of him being there. I like this scene because it’s a calm, descriptive scene that just doesn’t want to end. It symbolises a new chapter in the life of Michael.
This book has been recommended before (see May posts, 2010)
Stephanie MEYER, Twilight
By Sara Finn Rodríguez, 2º ESO A
This book is from the series Twilight Saga. It’s the first book. The main character, Isabella Swan has moved to Forks, a small village, to live with her father while her mother goes on a trip with her boyfriend. At her new school she eventually makes new friends and after a while she gets to know a boy from her year, Edward Cullen. As she gets to know him even more, her life seems to get turned inside out. She falls madly in love with Edward and then discovers he is a vampire.
Twilight is for adolescents, as it is a sweet love story with a hint of mystery and action. It is set in a small village in America. The book makes it out to be a dull, grey place where not much goes on. I believe that’s the reason why the book makes Bella seem so depressed, as her old home town was sunny and hot and full of fun.
This book has been recommended before (see February posts)
HOPKINS, Cathy (2011) Million Dollar Mates (Paparazzi Princess), Simon and Schuster.
Eliana Lale Kahn, 2° ESO A
This is the second book of the series Million Dollar Mates. It has the same main character, and there are a few new ones. Jess’s life in Porchester Park is not as bad as in the other book. Here she meets new people and makes new friends that belong to a completely different world (the world of rich people and no freedom). She realises the many types of worlds that people live in, the rich, the normal, the poor, and the homeless.
The theme is friendship and love and the genre is romantic novel
My favourite part was when Jess went to Tom’s party (the boy with the relationship), because it started off very romantic and dreamy and ended up being horrible, when suddenly a boy comes and pukes all over the wall next to them. Ewwwww!!! (NOT romantic).
I would recommend this book to girls 10 to 15, because it’s really girly and it’s all about friendship, boyfriends, shopping, etc. I would rate this book 3 stars.
Robert Swindells, Brother in the Land, Oxford Childrens’ Modern Classics
By Marcos González, 2º ESO A
The book is about a boy called Danny that survives nuclear war. The story is set in a town called Skipley. Danny’s mum dies in the explosion that destroys the town. Danny and his family have plenty of food because his dad runs a shop, but other survivors don’t have enough food, so fights start.
The Local commissioner is an evil man who decides it is best to kill the injured. When this doesn’t work he poisons the food given to the old, injured and insane. One day the commissioner’s men kill Danny’s father by blowing up his truck. Danny and his brother decide to join The Masada resistance group.
I really liked this book. It was shocking and had a lot of action. It describes something that could happen in the event of a nuclear war. The commissioner was a character I really hated.
Charles DICKENS Oliver Twist, C1, 3000 Headwords, Penguin Readers
By María Pérez González, 1º Bachillerato EFL
This book talks about a poor woman married and pregnant who lived in London. She was very ill and died in childbirth. The baby boy was taken to an orphanage and the owner decided to call him Oliver TwistLater Oliver went to London and found a thieves´ band with a leader named Fagin, who accepted Oliver in the group. There he met Betsy, John Dawkins and others. One day Fagín sent Oliver to steal, and if he did not do it, the older boys would give him a beating. Oliver was to steal with his companions from Mr Brownlow and he discovered them, but he didn´t hand them to the police. He rescued Oliver from the band. Oliver felt happy because Mrs. Bedwin took care of him. In the end, Fagin was sentenced to be hanged for committing many crimes, and Oliver discovered that the old man was his own closest relative. He takes Oliver who will be given the inheritance which he had been deprived of.
I think this book could be recommended to everybody except perhaps to little children because it talks about crimes. But, on the other hand, it could be entertaining for them, too, because it tells Oliver's adventures.
Haruki MURAKAMI, NORWEGIAN WOOD
By Helga Puigdomènech Sanjuán, 2º Bachillerato EFL
The story is told by a boy, Watanabe, who narrates and explains his feelings, thoughts and emotions very well. The book is about youth lifestyle, love stories, and typical adolescent behaviour and problems.
I think it is very easy to read, the vocabulary is rich but the structures are not too difficult.
I would recommend this novel to everyone, because I think it is suitable for all ages, from 13 onwards. But teens would enjoy it more, considering that they are in a similar age as that of the characters in this story. I encourage you to borrow the book from your local library.
J. M. BARRY, Peter Pan
by Guillermo García, 1º Bachillerato EFL
Peter Pan was written in 1904 by James Matthew Barrie and has become one of the classics in young people literature.
Peter Pan is a ten-year old naughty child who lives in Never Never Land with his friends the Lost Boys, and refuses to grow. One night, he turns up in the house of the Darling family and asks Wendy to go with him to Never Land to look after the lost boys. Wendy agrees and she goes to Never Land with her brothers John and Michael. Once there, they meet all kind of adventures, friends and enemies.
I strongly recommend this book for kids from 9 years old and also for those who are nostalgic and want to take back some memories from their childhood.
Wilkie COLLINS, The Moonstone, Penguin Readers, C1 3000 Headwords
By Toni Munar, 1º Bachillerato EFL
The Moonstone is a diamond which adorned a statue of the Indian god Moon. It had been taken by an invading army 800 years ago, it is supposed to carry a curse and it causes all the troubles in the story. It was brought from India by the protagonist’s uncle who has it given to her as a birthday present, after his death. Rachel wears it at her 21st birthday party. But the same night it disappears, and Rachel and Rosanna know who the thief is, although they say nothing. An investigation to find the diamond is opened, but by the time it finishes everybody moves to another place. About a year later, Franklin Blake, Rachael’s cousin, receives a letter when he’s in Asia and gets back to London, where he discovers he is the one who had stolen the diamond and ...
The book is good and it does not narrate the story as other books do. This one is told by different characters. This makes the book a bit difficult to read, especially at the beginning, due to all the characters that appear at the same time.
Although I’m sure the original version is much better, I still recommend this one to learners who like mystery books, as it is somewhat similar to Sherlock Holmes’s stories, without all the action and with a lot of love between the two main characters, Rachel and Franklin.
Meera SYAL, Anita and me
by Eliana Lale Kahn, 2° ESO A
I felt this book was very good for vocabulary and learning about other cultures, but on the other hand everything seemed to be described very slowly and it felt like everything took a very long time to happen.
I think I would recommend this book for older teenagers, maybe 16 and older. I would give this book 2 stars but that is because I found it a bit tricky to understand at times.
This book has been recommended before (see March posts)
Charles DICKENS, BLEAK HOUSE, Penguin Active Readers, B1, 1700 Headwords
by Alicia Pliego Mendieta, 1º Bachillerato EFL
Esther Summerson, abandoned at birth by her parents, is hosted by John Jarndyce, a sweet hearted gentleman, who has spent years suing somebody because of an inheritance. Esther lives in “Bleak House”, Jarndyce’s residence, from the time she was eighteen, along with Ada and Richard, John’s teenage cousins, orphaned and destitute because of the disputed inheritance. Jarndyce falls in love with Rebecca but she doesn’t with him. She is in love with another gentleman. When Jarndyce asks Rebecca to marry him, she doesn’t want to but she cannot say “no” because she is shy and she thinks about all the help Mr. Jarndyce has given her. Finally Mr.Jarndyce, who just wants the best for her, realizes that and he lets her marry - her true love. It is a sad story, with a happy ending, but it is sometimes difficult to understand. It is nice to see how Mr.Jarndyce can sometimes be so sweet and wish the best in life for Rebecca.
I would recommend it to 16+ and people who like reading emotional novels of love and drama. I will rate this book - 3 stars.
Anthony HOROWITZ Raven's Gate
By Marcos González, 2º ESO A.
Raven's Gate is the first book of the series The Power of Five, written by Anthony Horowitz, a Bristish novelist.
The beginning of the story is set in Ipswich then moves to Lesser Malling, a small village in Yorkshire. It is about a 14 year-old boy named Matthew Freeman whose parents died when he was 6 years old. From then on, he lived with his auntie who inherited the money that was due for Matt, but she spent it.
His life was miserable and he hanged around with the wrong people. He paid the price when he was caught stealing from a warehouse. He had two options: to go to juvenile prison or to be fostered by a woman in Yorkshire. He chose to go to Lesser Malling, but he soon realized it wasn't what he thought it was: it was the Headquarters for the Old Ones, a society that reigned in the world before humans took over. Although Matt was first unaware that he was special, he soon realised he was the only one who could stop the Old Ones..
I recommend this book to all teenagers
John GRISHAM, The Rainmaker
By Guillermo García, 1º Bachillerato EFL
Rudy Baylor is an American student of law who wants to practice as a lawyer and is sent to a hospital where he meets the Blacks, a couple who are suffering because their son Donny has leukemia, and the insurance company refuses to pay the treatment. Rudy decides to help the family fighting against the company and taking it to the courts. Meanwhile, unfortunately, the boy dies. Rudy wants to sue the company but he has to face a great group of experimented lawyers and he hasn't even finished his studies. Finally Rudy manages to get rid of the company and make them pay a great compensation.
Nice book, especially if you want to get started with more difficult ones. Although the plot was interesting and mainly intense and exciting, some of the parts were very slow, with no action.
I would recommend this book for those who want to know what law is about.
This book has been recommended before (see May posts)
Saturday, 30 July 2011
Sarra MANNING, Diary of a crush (French Kiss)
By Eliana Lale Kahn, 2° ESO A
I think that this book is excellent because even though it is a book for teenagers it has a lot of good vocabulary and useful words. Also, the story was very well adapted to normal day to day teenage problems, which made the book more realistic. It was full of exciting and stressful moments which pulled you into the story and made you keep on reading.
I recommend this book for girls from 12 to 18 and rate it 4 stars.
Susan Eloise HINTON The Outsiders
By María Pérez González, 1º Bachillerato EFL
Ponyboy lives in a slum with his brothers, Sodapop and Darry. They belong to the lower class and always are faced with the upper class. Darry does not like his brothers to get involved in fights because they are orphans and they could be sent back the orphanage. His best friend is Johnny whose parents do not worry about him. Ponyboy and Johnny have a fight against the members of other gangs and Johnny kills one of them to protect Ponyboy. They escape to avoid jail and ask Sally for help. The boys cut their hair so that they are not recognized. Suddenly they see a fire in a church where there are children and feel guilty for leaving behind some of their cigarettes, so they decide to save them with serious consequences for themselves.
I recommend this book because it tells a very interesting story about a very appealing topic for young people. When you start to read it you have to continue because you want to know more about the story. The language is easy to understand because the writer uses a colloquial register, and the story is a current issue in contemporary days.
I think it is especially suitable for young readers, although everybody may like it.
To find out more about the writer &her books: http://www.sehinton.com,
and for The Outsiders: http://www.theoutsidersbookandmovie.com/
Emily BRONTE, Wuthering Heights,
B2 2300 Headwords, Penguin Readers
By Ysaura Rodicio Orea, 1º Bachillerato EFL
This is a book of romance and revenge. Heathcliff is a gypsy boy adopted by Mr. Earnshaw. He grows sad with his new “family” because he is treated like a servant, so he runs away looking for Catherine, the woman he loves. But she had decided to marry Edgar Linton. After this marriage she became a materialistic person. When she died in childbirth, Heatchliff returns home to take his revenge with the family that ruined his life.
This book is very interesting because it isn't just a romance, there is also revenge and emotion. Maybe it's a bit difficult to understand because there are a lot of connections between people with strange names.
Jean GIONO (1962), The Man Who Planted Trees The Harvill Press London
By Pablo Fernández, 1º Bachillerato EFL
Elzéard Bouffier was a man who lived in the period of the I and II World Wars. However, he was so isolated that he didn't participate in any of those wars. He didn't even hear anything about them until one friend of his went round to his hut and told him what had happened. He had lost his son and his wife but, despite being alone, he was happy. He had an odd hobby: planting trees. Elzéard lived in a hut surrounded by nothing; there was no life where he lived. He managed to find water and started to create life by planting thousand of trees.
The story is told by a narrator whose name we do not know. One day, while he was crossing the Alps, he found a shepherd who invited him to sleep at his hut. The next day, the narrator followed the shepherd everywhere he went to, and he started admiring him. He didn't know how a person could live in such an isolated place and yet be happy. So he started going to visit this shepherd every year. But unfortunately, he participated in the 1914 and 1939 wars and he couldn't see how the trees were growing. After the war, he went for the last time to visit his friend and he saw something he didn’t expect.
Maybe the part of the book I liked the best is when we can see that the trees which the shepherd, with his willpower, had grown for fifty years are very beautiful and give life to that place. At the beginning of the story, the shepherd lived in a hut surrounded by nothing, there were no trees, many rivers were dry and no one lived there. But after fifty years planting trees, the place where he lived was gorgeous. There were thousands of young and lively trees, the rivers had water, and many people were repopulating a village close to this new forest. This scene made me think that everyone can do whatever they set their minds to.
I would recommend this book to people of fifteen and over.
Roald DAHL Matilda
By Guillermo García, 1º Bachillerato EFL
This book was written by Roahl Dahl and it was published in 1988.
The novel tells the story of Matilda, an extrordinarily gifted five-year-old girl who lives with her unintelligent parents. Matilda has to deal with the people around her at home and at her horrible school, she feels completely misunderstood surrounded by idiocy. Fortunately, Matilda meets Ms. Honey, someone who will change her life drastically.
I recommend this book to children around 10 years old because it is easy to read and maybe they feel misunderstood, too, just as the main character in this book.
To find out more about the writer & his books, http://www.roalddahl.com/
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